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Q. How many chiral monochlorinated products are obtained from $2$-methylpentane?

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Solution:

$2$-Methylpentane on monochlorination forms five compounds, out of which $I, III$ and $IV$ exhibit optical activity due to the presence of chiral $C$-atom in each.

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